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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
11% |
16% |
40% |
16% |
5% |
11% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
12% |
19% |
41% |
12% |
4% |
13% |
| Independent |
9% |
13% |
40% |
22% |
6% |
10% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
13% |
14% |
49% |
15% |
5% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
14% |
12% |
59% |
8% |
4% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
12% |
15% |
43% |
18% |
5% |
7% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
11% |
18% |
35% |
18% |
6% |
13% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
9% |
18% |
36% |
19% |
7% |
11% |
| Conservative |
14% |
16% |
40% |
17% |
4% |
11% |
| Very conservative |
8% |
14% |
53% |
11% |
5% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
9% |
18% |
36% |
19% |
7% |
11% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
12% |
15% |
43% |
15% |
4% |
10% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
10% |
16% |
43% |
16% |
5% |
11% |
| No |
16% |
18% |
31% |
19% |
5% |
11% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
9% |
32% |
30% |
11% |
5% |
13% |
| Rick Santorum |
5% |
4% |
69% |
13% |
4% |
6% |
| Ron Paul |
10% |
10% |
21% |
52% |
2% |
4% |
| Newt Gingrich |
49% |
12% |
22% |
6% |
1% |
9% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
10% |
20% |
44% |
15% |
4% |
8% |
| Somewhat support |
12% |
10% |
43% |
21% |
4% |
10% |
| Might vote differently |
13% |
18% |
36% |
20% |
2% |
10% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
8% |
15% |
47% |
19% |
1% |
9% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
14% |
14% |
36% |
19% |
5% |
12% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
13% |
16% |
43% |
12% |
7% |
9% |
| Has the experience to govern |
10% |
23% |
33% |
16% |
6% |
11% |
| Gender |
Men |
13% |
13% |
40% |
20% |
5% |
9% |
| Women |
9% |
19% |
41% |
13% |
5% |
13% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
14% |
17% |
32% |
21% |
5% |
11% |
| 45 or older |
10% |
16% |
44% |
14% |
5% |
11% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
10% |
21% |
44% |
14% |
2% |
9% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
11% |
16% |
44% |
16% |
6% |
7% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
14% |
15% |
36% |
17% |
5% |
13% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
8% |
14% |
39% |
22% |
4% |
13% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
12% |
17% |
39% |
12% |
6% |
14% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
11% |
19% |
38% |
17% |
4% |
12% |
| $75,000 or more |
13% |
11% |
44% |
17% |
6% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
9% |
16% |
50% |
11% |
4% |
11% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
11% |
19% |
39% |
16% |
6% |
9% |
| No-Unsure |
11% |
12% |
43% |
16% |
4% |
13% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
10% |
19% |
37% |
17% |
5% |
13% |
| College graduate |
13% |
12% |
46% |
15% |
6% |
9% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
10% |
17% |
42% |
15% |
5% |
11% |
| Cell Phone |
17% |
14% |
32% |
23% |
4% |
10% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Michigan Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=715 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes
***Past participation refers to previous participation in a Michigan Republican Presidential Primary. |